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Oral history interview with Emil E. Feltz
Oral history interview with Emil E. Feltz conducted by Jim Poplack on May 13, 1976, as part of the Portland Neighborhood History Project. Feltz discusses his childhood in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
Henry Lee Fenton papers
Papers of a Dallas, Oregon, merchant and businessman, including correspondence, financial and legal records, records of the Polk County Pioneer Association, and records of the firm Fenton and Toner. Also includes papers of other family members, including diaries and World War I papers of Carl Fenton, and a diary of Henriett Coad.
Ruth A. Ferry collection of materials related to the Portland Historic Resource Inventory for Near Northeast Neighborhoods
The collection consists of materials and ephemera associated with the 1984 City of Portland Historic Resource Inventory. The materials focus on the near northeast neighborhoods of Portland and include citizen committee contact information, project workbooks, correspondence, and a neighborhood album.
A few hurried glances at Portland's justly celebrated city council
Pen and ink cartoon by Harry Daniel Murphy depicting the members of the Portland City Council, circa 1900. Councilmen include W. T. Branch, Earl C. Bronaugh, Frank B. Holbrook, William Y. Masters, Fred T. Merrill, Henry S. Rowe, and George W. Weidler.
Lewis R. Fields papers
Lewis R. Fields (1856-1924) came to Portland, Oregon in 1875 and began working for the Southern Pacific Railroad, ultimately becoming general superintendent of the system's lines in Oregon. Papers include a souvenir book, 1914, of Fields' farewell dinner upon his retirement from the Southern Pacific Railroad; photocopy newspaper clippings regarding his retirement, 1914, and his death, 1924; and manuscript letters of condolence, 1924, sent to his son, Roy Fields, upon his death.
Final report of the Black history of Portland project: an oral and pictorial essay
Mimeograph typescript report of the Black History of Portland Project, presented to the Joint Committee for the Humanities in Oregon and prepared by Jim Pettyjohn and Tom Unthank, 34 pages, 1972. The document reports on a project undertaken by a class, the Bucciarelli team, at John Adams High School, Portland, Oregon, to document the history of African-Americans in Portland.
James Finlayson papers
Deed of conveyance for land in Linn County, Oregon, to James Finlayson from Olney Fry, April 1, 1859.
William L. Finley letters and scrapbook
William L. Finley (1876-1953) was a naturalist and photographer. He was instrumental in the conservation movement and establishment of the Tule Lake-Lower Klamath and Malheur Bird Refuges. Collection consists of a scrapbook and letters regarding personal matters, the Izaak Walton League, and conservation.
Finley's Funeral Home photographic collection
Collection consists of 22 black and white photographs and six strips of negatives, circa 1938-1965, of Finley's Funeral Home, including its demolition. The funeral home, also known as J. P. Finley & Sons Mortuary, was located in downtown Portland, Oregon, and designed by A. E. Doyle & Associates. It was demolished circa 1965 when Finley's merged with Sunset Hills Mortuary.
Finnish American Historical Society of the West records
Bound manuscript record book of the Finnish American Historical Society of the West, 1 volume, circa 1953, comprising of a list of books acquired by the library of the society, circulation statistics and a membership list.